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RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
450 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

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NORTHAMPTON NC-HERTFORD-GATES-PASQUOTANK-CAMDEN-BERTIE-CHOWAN-
PERQUIMANS-
450 PM EDT THU MAR 27 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

WARM AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
EVENING...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH...ALONG WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO NEAR 80 DEGREES ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20
AND 30 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS...COMBINED WITH A VERY DRY
GROUND...WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

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BROWN